Rangers Won’t Add Andruw Jones to 40-Man Roster By Friday
by Rodney on Mar 19, 2009 6:18 PM CDT
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PrintSURPRISE, Ariz. - Rangers general manager Jon Daniels acknowledged the team will decline to add non-roster outfielder Andruw Jones to the 40-man roster by Friday, thus giving the 10-time Gold Glove winner a chance to take free agency.
Daniels said the Rangers would like to keep Jones in camp if he elects not to exercise the escape clause in his contract, but it’s clear he does not have a role on the major league team. He has not started an “A” game in a week. Jones has been playing primarily in minor league games this week.
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Meh.
I didn’t really want him added to the roster unless he really impressed, which he hasn’t. Hope sticks around and agrees to go to OKC for awhile though.
Now blogging again (temporarily) at "Hello Win Column".
I'm not big on that either.
With an outfield of Boggs, Borbon, and Golson, does he DH? And where’s his value to us if he’s only DHing in AAA?
yeah
if he was going to show us anything worth while, it should’ve happened by now. I’d rather roll with the 5 we’ve got, and give the first shot at Boggs, Borbon and then Golson if/when Cat is released or somebody goes down with an injury. The future is here for position players now…and will be here soon enough for the pitchers.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 19, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
"Rangers Admit 40 Trumps All"
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by t ball on Mar 19, 2009 6:30 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
All that wringing of hands
and gnashing of teeth over an NRI ….
I wonder if some folks feel a little silly.
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Mar 19, 2009 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Feeling silly
I’m going home to drink scotch whiskey until I feel silly if that’s what you mean.
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your apology (on behalf of you and Adam) is accepted
"Josh Hamilton doesn't act like he is Josh Hamilton. He acts like a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy named Josh Hamilton. " - jparks
Why should I apologize?
I didn’t gnash my teeth. I thought the signing was a waste of time but I don’t recall raising a stink about it.
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gnashing of teeth
He’s not just an NRI. this is a guy who hit 51 home runs and won an MVP not 3 years ago.
He is just an NRI
just like Sammy was a few years ago.
At the time you are an NRI, its pretty irrelevant what you did previously. NRI means you can’t get a good major league contract.
Get off my lawn.
id like to see him stick around i guess
but im pretty doubtful at this point that he has or will have anything to offer a big league club. and i was moderately bullish on him when the rumors originally began swirling that we would acquire him. so whatever, i think our outfield will be fine without him
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Mar 19, 2009 6:53 PM CDT reply actions
let san francisco take him
or arizona
those are teams that SEEM to have a history of taking OLD players (i know he’s not old, but he plays like it)
tampa used to be like that
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
he did
big time
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 19, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
he'd be perfect in SF
all they do is take old position players and try to build them around a young, starry rotation
my sig is better than yours
That's coming around.
They’ve gone young at most positions now. Renteria, Rowand, Winn, and Molina are now their only older position player starters.
Arizona has a history of taking old players?
…well besides Randy Johnson that is.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
This sucks
Now we won’t be able to get that great 2005 production and trade him at the deadline for another Max Ramirez.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
This is horrible
We’ve put in on the roster and he’s taking time away from our great OF young players!!!!!!
Oh wait….
R
The one thing
I was optimistic about when he signed was the fact that he is one of the best center fielders, if not the best, of this generation. In fact, he is one of the top defensive center fielders ever. But by all reports, even his defense is sucking this spring so he really is the 2009 version of Sammy Sosa. I think an outfield of Hamilton, Murphy, Cruz, with Byrd backing up has the makings of a good one, with Boggs waiting in the wings if there is an injury.
"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo
even with that OF
it seems like a glut.
ideally you want borbon’s defense in there (not much later than all star weekend – knock on wood). Then you’d have hamilton in right on most days and about three people that can bring their own something to the LF/4OF spot.
"Josh Hamilton doesn't act like he is Josh Hamilton. He acts like a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy named Josh Hamilton. " - jparks
Toronto will probably want David Murphy in the Halladay deal.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
i wonder
how many and what players would we have to give up to give Toronto for Halladay??
my sig is better than yours
Murphy for Doc straight up
I bet Toronto would do that.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
they'd be stupid not to
"Josh Hamilton doesn't act like he is Josh Hamilton. He acts like a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy named Josh Hamilton. " - jparks
borbon
i was never under the impression he was that good on defense
thought i read somewhere that he didnt take great routes to the ball and was well below avg in the arm dept
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 19, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure he'll adjust on the routes if that's the case...
the arm, who knows…this is from a draft report on him back in 2007:
His arm is below-average, but should be just enough to play center field as a pro.
and this on his routes
Borbon can flat out catch the ball in center and has big-league skills in the outfield.
Especially with his speed returned, Borbon covers a tremendous amount of ground.
Not sure how he’s progressed or regressed on those accounts, or how accurate of scouting reports they were in college vs. minor leagues and his projections to the majors now…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 20, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Sammy
could at least crush lefties. Not sure Andruw even has one dimension to his game anymore.
Get off my lawn.
pretty amazing
but I’m glad that the rangers took all of 30 AB’s (across A and B games) to make sure.
"Josh Hamilton doesn't act like he is Josh Hamilton. He acts like a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy named Josh Hamilton. " - jparks
I wouldn't be surprised
if the weak reports of his fielding hurt him more than anything he did or didn’t show in 30 ABs. It could have also been that they didn’t think he was ready to work hard.
When you are an NRI, you have to bust ass to steal someone’s job. I’m not sure he was.
Get off my lawn.
Yeah
there’s no way Boras is letting that guy go to the minors. He’s gone.
"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo
which seems unlikely
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Yeah, it was a good thought
When I found out Byrd and Murph were dinged I was all about it, but now I’m glad he’s going.
Free Frank Catalanotto
he....
hangs out with Blalock all the time chasing trim and getting drunk….thats all the two guys ever do.
is Vinny their D.D.?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 20, 2009 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
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